Garner on Language and Writing
- ISBN-10
- 1604424451
- ISBN-13
- 9781604424454
- Category
- Citation of legal authorities
- Pages
- 839
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- American Bar Association
- Author
- Bryan A. Garner
Description
Since the 1987 appearance of A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage, Bryan A. Garner has proved to be a versatile and prolific writer on legal-linguistic subjects. This collection of his essays shows both profound scholarship and sharp wit. The essays cover subjects as wide-ranging as learning to write, style, persuasion, contractual and legislative drafting, grammar, lexicography, writing in law school, writing in law practice, judicial writing, and all the literature relating to these diverse subjects.
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